dallied

past tense of dally
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as in delayed
to move or act slowly don't dally on the way to the interview

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as in flirted
to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun she spent the summer dallying with a guy renting the neighboring beach house

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“Dallied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dallied. Accessed 29 Mar. 2023.

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